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Learning Objects and Digital Libraries:
New Resources for Educators
Recording Now Available!
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What are learning objects and digital libraries?
Learning objects are:
- Easily accessible, digital educational resources that can be reused to support learning in many different contexts
- They can include anything from individual graphics, animations, video sequences, simulations, educational games, or entire instructional sequences that teach about a specific topic.
Digital libraries are:
- Repositories for the best available digital resources available over the Internet.
- They provide guided access for educators and students to learning objects or entire lessons and courses that can support learning goals.
Together, these technologies have the potential to revolutionize how people learn and how instruction is developed and delivered. But as with any technology, they are not a panacea for the problems by educators. This presentation will explore both the promises and limitations of these technologies, and suggest avenues for exploring their potential.
What will you learn?
- What makes a digital resource a learning object
- How digital libraries can support educators
- What instructional approaches can be supported by learning objects
- Costs associated with using and developing learning objects
- An overview of metadata and its uses
- Strategies for developing learning objects
- The copyright issue
- Limitations to the impact of digital resources (Hint: they won’t replace universities)
- Recommendations for a future that includes learning objects and digital libraries
Who should attend?
- Distance/Online Learning Administrators
- Faculty and Instructors (online and classroom)
- Instructional Designers
- Presidents, Vice Presidents, Deans
- Anyone interested in the impacts of Internet on education
Who Are the Speakers?
Patrick Parrish is the Instructional Design and Production Manager with the COMET ® Program, a program within the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. This program provides education and training, in web-based and residence forms, to operational meteorologists in government, military, and private positions.
For eighteen-years, Patrick has been designing, developing, and managing the creation of instructional materials, primarily in multimedia formats, for education and professional development. Patrick has published papers and presented at international conferences on many topics in instructional technology, including the use of learning objects in education and training. Mr. Parrish holds a M.A. in Instructional Technology, B.A. degrees in Communications and English, and is currently a doctoral student at the University of Colorado at Denver in the Educational Doctorate in Leadership and Innovation program.
Susan Van Gundy is the Director of Education and Outreach for the National Science Digital Library, a federally-funded online collection of resources, tools, and services that support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and research. Susan works with leading educational organizations focused on STEM education as well as with the universities, museums, federal agencies, and professional societies that constitute NSDL’s network of more than 200 resource providers. She delivers
presentations and professional development workshops at conferences and in-services around the country.
Van Gundy has been involved in designing and delivering educational programs for students, teachers, and the general public for more than fifteen years. Her professional activities have emphasized bridging the scientific and education communities, and using innovative technologies to enhance teaching and learning. Susan holds a B.S. in Geology from Oberlin College and an M.S. in Geosciences from The Pennsylvania State University.
How do these on-demand trainings work?
1. We will send you a link to the recording, which is good indefinitely.
2. You can distribute this link to your entire faculty and staff via email.
3. They can watch this presentation from any computer that has Internet and speakers.
How would I use it?
You can distribute the links any way you like. Here are some ideas:
- Distribute all links to faculty and staff so they can watch these presentations anytime, anywhere and have a discussion board for each topic
- Distribute one link to all faculty and staff at the beginning of each month during the academic year and plan a discussion session at the end of each month for faculty and staff to get together and plan how they will implement the strategies presented
- Plan a day and time to show each webinar in a large classroom and invite all faculty and staff to attend - debrief immediately following the presentation
- Develop a professional development program around these topics with monthly themes and recognize the staff member that implements the best idea related to the theme
- Utilize these topics to develop cross functional and cross discipline teams to foster collegiality
- Utilize these presentations as part of your new employee training program
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